The Children Act R
We all make choices. Hers make history.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 13, 2018
- Originally Released: 2017
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin & Fionn Whitehead | |
| Performer: | Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Anthony Calf & Nicholas Jones | |
| Directed by | Richard Eyre | |
| Edited by | Dan Farrell | |
| Screenwriting by | Ian McEwan | |
| Screenplay by | Ian McEwan | |
| Composition by | Stephen Warbeck | |
| Produced by | Duncan Kenworthy | |
| Director of Photography: | Andrew Dunn |
Entertainment Reviews:
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THE CHILDREN ACT evinces measured intelligence and polished craftsmanship....It's always rewarding to watch Thompson bring her lucid wit and deep emotional reserves to bear on a meaty role.
Los Angeles Times
[Thompson] delivers what has to be one of the most nuanced and moving performances of her entire career.
Hollywood Reporter
Rating: 3/5 --
Emma Thompson once again proves she's our finest actress working today. The power of the film is diluted slightly by an insistence of adherence to the source but the fine performances shine through.
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HeyUGuys
Ponders faith and medicine among Jehovah's Witnesses to stunning effect - and with heart-wrenching delicacy.
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Concrete Playground
Rating: 3.5/5 --
[Thompson] is so good that she overwhelms the story's shortcomings.
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Arizona Republic
3 stars out of 5 -- Thompson never disappoints, nailing every nuance of a judge who lets the world in at the cost of losing her own judgment. This is acting of the highest order.
Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- Sophisticated and challenging....[The film] poses sophisticated questions around family, religion, marriage, law and the delicate boundaries that can or cannot be crossed in each institution.
RogerEbert.com
Product Description:
In this drama from director Richard Eyre, High Court judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) has to make a life-or-death decision for teenager Adam (Fionn Whitehead). Adam, who is almost 18 and legally a child, is refusing a vital blood transfusion that could keep him alive. A hospital visit greatly affects them both as Adam's fate lies in Fiona's hands. Also starrring Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, and Rupert Vansittart.
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Product Info
- UPC: 031398293972
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